Add Remote Agent

Register a new remote agent for bridgey to communicate with.

When to Use

Activate when the user wants to connect to an agent on a different machine or network. Local agents on the same machine are discovered automatically — this skill is for remote agents only.

Add Agent Procedure

1. Gather Agent Details

Ask the user for:

Field	Required	Example
name	Yes	cloud-coder
url	Yes	http://remote:8092
token	Yes	brg_x9y8z7...

Tips for the user:

• The URL is the remote daemon's address (hostname/IP + port)
• The token is the remote agent's bearer token (generated during their /bridgey:setup)
• For Tailscale users: use the MagicDNS hostname (e.g., http://my-server:8092)
• For Docker containers: use the service name (e.g., http://bridgey-mila:8093)
• If the remote agent trusts your network via trusted_networks, you may not need a token

2. Verify Connectivity

Before adding, verify the remote agent is reachable:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" http://AGENT_URL/health

If unreachable, help troubleshoot:

• Is the remote daemon running?
• Is the port correct?
• Can the host be resolved? (ping hostname)
• Is a firewall blocking the connection?
• For Tailscale: is the device online? (tailscale status)

3. Fetch Agent Card

Try to fetch the remote agent's A2A Agent Card:

curl -s http://AGENT_URL/.well-known/agent-card.json

Display the agent's name and description from the card to confirm identity.

4. Update Config

Read ~/.bridgey/bridgey.config.json, add the new agent to the agents array:

{
  "agents": [
    { "name": "remote-coder", "url": "http://remote:8092", "token": "brg_x9y8z7..." }
  ]
}

Write the updated config back.

5. Sync to Daemon

The daemon picks up config changes on the next request, or restart it (if dist/daemon.js is missing, run npm run build from plugins/bridgey/ first):

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/dist/daemon.js stop
node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/dist/daemon.js start \
  --config ~/.bridgey/bridgey.config.json

6. Confirm

Verify the agent appears in the list:

• Use list_agents MCP tool
• Or run /bridgey:status

7. Mutual Registration

Remind the user that for two-way communication, the remote agent also needs to add this instance. Provide them with:

• This instance's URL and port (from config)
• This instance's token (masked)

Token Exchange

For secure token exchange between agents:

1. Never send tokens over unencrypted channels
2. Store tokens securely:
   • With pass (preferred): pass insert bridgey/agent-name-token
   • Without pass: store in environment variables or container platform env vars — never hardcode in config files committed to git
   • Generate a token inline: node -e "console.log('brg_' + require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))"
3. Share tokens via encrypted messaging, in person, or through Tailscale's secure channel
4. For Docker deployments, use trusted_networks CIDR ranges to skip tokens for container-to-container traffic